Ted Doolittle - Healthcare Advocate for Connecticut, former senior official at the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Chion Wolf
/ Connecticut Public Radio

From surprise bills to sky-high deductibles, the American health care system is not working perfectly for many. But what’s the fix?

This hour: Democratic presidential candidates have a wide variety of ideas to reform how Americans are insured, from a “public option” to “Medicare for All”. But what do these terms mean? We break it down.

We’ll also ask the president of ConnectiCare--what would all these proposals mean for Connecticut’s insurance industry? And what's the long-term future of employer-based health insurance--the way the largest group of Americans still get coverage?

A contentious, late-stage proposal to create a public health insurance option began to fracture Wednesday, as lawmakers acknowledged that key portions of the bill would be stripped before the measure comes up for a vote in the House.